Staff Nurse RNID

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence and more.

Description

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland. It is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated Staff Nurse RNID to join our team in Teach Saoirse, Children's Residential House, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Contract & Salary

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent

Salary Scale: €37,060 to €54,111 pro rata per annum.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post

To provide residential respite to families of children and young adults with disabilities in North Tipperary. The residential support service will be coordinated by the RRM/Service Coordinator, who will prioritise families to be involved in the service and agree with each family the type and level of support to be provided. The Nurse will be supervised by and work closely with the RRM/Service Coordinator. In order to provide a flexible support service, the Nurse will be required to work during evenings and weekends.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities.

Candidate Profile

The successful candidate will have:

• Valid nursing RNID qualification validated for working in the Republic of Ireland
• Registered in the RNID of the Live Register of Nurses kept by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
• Maintained registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland for the duration of employment, with evidence of such registration/renewal furnished annually to the Employer
• Experience working in a person centred health or social care setting
• Clinical and administrative capacity to properly discharge the functions of the role
• Full clean driver's licence and willingness to drive service transport
• Basic IT skills
• 'D1' license an advantage or willingness to obtain a 'D' or 'D1' licence
• Experience working with adults or children with disabilities desirable
• Experience working within a residential or respite setting an advantage

In the event of a high volume of applicants, desirable criteria may be applied in the short listing process.

Graduates

2026 graduates eligible to apply.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Pension

For a full list of benefits and conditions, please note that additional details are available through internal resources.

Application Process

To apply, download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 4pm Tuesday 23rd June 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

Additional Information

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• For details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information, please review the External Data Protection Notice available at Note that if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.
• Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.